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Gurneys Steam CarriageGoldsworthy Gurneys steam carriage is one of the most successful of its kind and 15 are built : tested by the War Office one averages 15 mph on the round trip London to Bath
An army officer sits astride a Silent Grey Harley DavidsonA photograph of the latest 1916 model of motorcycle by American manufacturer Harley Davidson as tested by the military
Zeppelin Train 1930SThe Rail Zeppelin, an experimental vehicle developed and tested by Franz Kruckenberg in 1930 - 1931. It was capable of speeds of well over 200 kilometers per hour. Date: 1930s
Wine WaiterA waiter hurries purposely to a table bearing a bottle of wine and a set of flute glasses. From his rosy cheeks, he may have tested the vintage first
Rudi Schneider TestedAustrian medium Rudi Schneider is tested in London by Harry Price and colleagues. The findings suggest psychic powers but are controversial
Duncan EctoplasmHELEN DUNCAN, tested by Harry Price, exudes a sheet of ectoplasmic material which closely resembles cheesecloth
Flammenwerfer in French handsGerman flame-projectors, or flammenwerfer being tested by French soldiers. The Germans used Flammenwerfer against the British at Hooge on August 9th 1915
McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle 71-0291 (msn 0012/B002), at the 1980 SBAC Farnborough Airshow on 6 September 1980. Built as the second TF-15A
Photographs of Harry Price at Work. Full length photograph of Harry Price seated demonstrating the electrical control under which Rudi Schneider was tested
Angelique CottinANGELIQUE COTTIN, electric girl of Bouvigny, is tested by Arago at the Observatoire de Paris; though her powers are failing, he is impressed Date: 1846
Russia - Tsar Nicholas II - new plough tested at PeterhofRussia - Tsar Nicholas II examines a new model of Plough being demonstrated in the grounds of the Peterhof Palace, a series of palaces and gardens located in Petergof, Saint Petersburg
Blue Chaise LongeOil painting of a grand interior. The variations of light in a fine interior have attracted artists and tested their skill since the Interior genre was invented by the Dutch painters in
Nord Aviation N 500 Cadet (msn 001), at the Paris Air Show held at Le Bourget in June 1967, with airshow serial 344'. In 1966 Nord (later part of Aerospatiale) built two Cadets
Napier lorry being tested by Russians for WWINapier lorry being tested by Russians for First World War (WWI), several 100 were shipped to Russia. Date: circa 1914
The Defences of CallaoCanon Blakeley of the Santa-Rosa battery, being demonstrated or tested for manoeuvres. Date: 1866
Mitsubishi A6M7 Reisen (msn 23186, allied reporting name Zeke), on display at Willow Grove Naval Air Station ca1957. This Mitsubishi A6M7 was built by Nakajima Hikoki as their 43rd Model 62 aircraft
Douglas YO-31A 31-604 (in the NACA wind tunnel at Langley)Douglas YO-31A 31-604 (msn 1069), shown mounted in the full-scale National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) wind tunnel at Langley, Virginia
Focke-Wulf W. 4Focke-Wulf W.4 D-1730 (msn 55), A reconnaissance floatplane, designed in 1927, stressed for catapults. Tested by the E-Stelle at Travemunde and withdrawn from use in January 1932. Date: circa 1929
Empire Test Pilot School - Fairey Gannet T. 5 XG873Empire Test Pilot School - Fairey Gannet T.5 XG873 (msn F9402) at Farnborough. First flown on 9 March 1956, delivered on 23 March 1956, later tested to destruction at the Fairey facility at Hayes
HERMES AND BATTUSHermes/Mercury metamorphoses the shepherd Battus into a touchstone, whereby gold and silver may be tested
New York World Fair - The Goodrich BuildingThe Goodrich Sidney Arena, New York Worlds Fair 1939. In the Goodrich Safety Arena Jimmie Lynch and his dare-devil stunt drivers entertain Worlds Fair visitors comfortably seated in the covered
Heinkel He 177 -a close up of the heavy tail armament of four 13mm guns tested in Spring 1943
Breguet 941S McDonnell Douglas 188 STOL demonstrator La GuarBreguets design for a 4 engined STOL transport was unsuccessful. This version was built under licence by McDonnell Douglas in the United States and was tested by NASA
British Mother or Big Willie tank being tested, WW1British " Mother" or " Big Willie" tank being tested at Burton Park, Lincoln, during the First World War
Model of the R. M. S. Queen Mary in a test tank, 1934Photograph of an 18-foot model of the R.M.S. Queen Mary being tested in an experimental tank. The designers were seeing how the ship would cope with an Atlantic Gale when run at full speed
SIAI Marchetti SM93 -this Italian attempt at a Ju 87 Stuka replacement used a prone pilot position and was tested by the Luftwaffe
Floating landing strips for aircraft by G. H. DavisSurface tension seadromes: floating landing strips for aircraft. A revolutionary British invention: a floating aerodrome tested by the Admiralty. 1945
Advert for Dr Carter Moffats, Electric Belt 1892Dr Carter Moffats Electric Belt - scientifically tested and guaranteed genuine. Date: 1892
MAXIMs 1894 PROJECTHiram Maxims monoplane project, is tested on a track at Baldwyns Park, Kent : its failure to rise more than a few centimetres discourages further experiments Date: 31 July 1894
ANN MOORE fasting lady of Tutbury, Staffordshire, who was considered genuine when tested in 1808, but exposed as a fake in 1813 Date: 1761 - 1813
Heinkel He 162A -captured examples of the type were tested post-war by both America and Britain
Gigantic Crane, Devonport, DevonGigantic Crane, Devonport, Plymouth, near Stonehouse, Devon, England. Captioned: Devonports Gigantic Crane to lift 160 tons, tested 240 Date: 1910s
Kulture - Mine-Testing at Cuxhaven, WW1 Heath RobinsonA cartoon by Heath Robinson, in which mines are tested for power by pushing someone onto them. For the test subjects sake, we can only hope that ones a dud. Date: 1914
Advertisement, Napier carAdvertisement for the Alpine-tested 30-35 horsepower, six-cylinder noiseless Napier car. Date: July 1914
Card Gambling JettonsIn Austria, card gambling jettons are made of silver and are tested every day. Date: 1930s
Curtiss H4 Small America, 3546, ?Incidence Boat? was fit?Curtiss H4 Small America, 3546, ?Incidence Boat? was fitted with an experimental hull and tested at RNAS Felixstowe
Northrop Gamma 2ED-C K5053Northrop Gamma 2ED-C, K5053, was tested by the A&AEE at Martlesham Heath
Blue Steel scale models were tested from Vickers Valiant bombers in Britain and Australia
Experimental model of a supersonic guided missile which is being tested in the 8 by 6 foot supersonic wind tunnel of NACAs Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory
Bristol Fighter F2A first prototype A3303Bristol Fighter F2A first prototype, A3303, in its original form, about to be tested at Filton in September 1916. Date: 1916
Syphilis may cause heart trouble, blindness, deafness, mental disorders Have your blood tested. Poster promoting blood tests for syphilis. Date between 1936 and 1941
Kodak Camera 1930SSmart cameras have striped fronts this year. At the Kodak works at Wealdstone, England, where these cameras are made, each is tested by a scientist to ensure a needle-sharp focus Date: 1930s
Wagenseils LifebeltJohann Christof Wagenseils wasser-schild (life-shield) aims to keep you, and your loved ones, from a watery grave; it was tested on the Danube in Vienna. Date: 1691
The Flow of Gold from the USA and France. Bullion in Kegs. IPhotograph of gold ingots being tested in the metallurgical laboratory of the bank of France
A British observation-officers parachute being testedPhotograph of a British observation-officers parachute being tested prior to his take-off in a kite-balloon. Such balloons remained tethered to the ground
Speedometer testingGongsters on parade; police cars of the police traffic patrol waiting to have their speedometers tested against a stopwatch, to ensure they drive within the 30 miles and hour speed limit
Registering the finish of a horse race by photographA photograph of how the finish of a horse race is photographed. In order to terminate any dispute about the winner in a race, the first horse breaks a tight wire operating the apparatus
Eleonore Zugun - 9Romanian peasant girl who manifested strange stigmata, tested by Harry Price and Lucie Kaye
Eye Test at School / 1958Young school children having their eyes tested by the matron
Slade Test RoomSlades mediumistic powers were tested by Johann Zollner in this room belonging to baron Hoffman at Leipzig, Germany. The results were striking - but fraudulent
Rudi Schneider TestTested in London by Harry Price, Austrian medium Rudi Schneider ostensibly moves a handkerchief by psychokinesis, but the findings are not conclusive
Mrs Tomson TestedAlleged medium Mrs Tomsons claim that she could lose weight paranormally is tested by sir Hiram Maxim at his factory in Norwood, south London
Slade Tested - 2A drawing shows how Slade used slight-of-hand to perform his slate-writing trick
R101 CRASH - 1THE R.101 : badly designed, inadequately tested and overloaded, the airship crashes near Beauvais, France, on its way to India
Experimental Gunnery A nervous crowd watch as a cannon is tested
Home Tested by Crookes 2HOME TESTED BY SIR WILLIAM CROOKES : The accordeon moves and plays a simple air, though Homes hand is stationary and in any case could not reach the keys
Home Tested by Crookes 1HOME TESTED BY SIR WILLIAM CROOKES : How the accordeon was placed in the cage so that Home could not play it
Gambling / RouletteTo insure absolute accuracy of the roulette game, the roulette wheel on each table is tested each morning with a spirit level
FULTONs SUBMARINE 1801Interior of the Nautilus built by American inventor Robert Fulton in Paris for Napoleon; it is successfully tested at Brest, descending to 8 metres
Codys Kite (Cig Card)Codys military kite was tested by the Royal Navy as a communications device
Pescara Helicopter 1922Argentinian designer Marchese Raul Pateras de Pescara builds several helicopters 1919 to 1924, tested in France : this 1922 model has four rotors to provide vertical lift
R101 CRASH - 2THE R.101 : badly designed, inadequately tested and overloaded, the airship crashes near Beauvais, France, on its way to India
Chappe Optical TelegraphThe optical telegraph of Claude Chappe and his brother, erected on the Eglise de Montmartre, is tested by the French authorities and his system is widely adopted
Testing Cugnots CarrCugnots steam carriage is tested at the Arsenal, Paris
Marriott Project 1869Marriotts aerial steam carriage, Avitor, was successfully tested in model form, but alas, no full-size version was constructed, this is an imaginary scene
Armstrong Big Will GunSir William Armstrongs 600- pounder shunt-gun Big Will tested at Shoeburyness against the Warrior floating target in the Thames
Devotees of Xaca in Japan have their faith testedDevotees of Xaca demonstrate their faith by confessing their sins while suspended over an abyss. If they lie, they tip the scales and fall
